Democracy's tribulations: what's in store?

The author seeks to explain the assaults made recently on the democratic process in many parts of the world.

The democratic mechanism is broken into operational segments in order to identify the variety of dysfunctions or attacks involved.

Democracy, spreading geographically during the past century and a half, is suffering setbacks in diverse global regions. The author describes the phenomenon and its results.

As in chemistry, physics and mechanics, a process may be difficult to understand if observed only in part. In order to perceive the significance of the process, a holistic approach is a preferred strategy for comprehension.